EAD Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 I have just noticed a plant with yellow flowery things on it in the garden though not sure if its ragwort I did read on the web that it has to be eaten to be poisonous, could someone confirm that? Off to take a piccie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooandboo Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 I once read that a farmer who pulled a lot of it out by hand suffered from liver damage because he absorbed the plant's juices through his skin - not sure how true that is but it was a news article. I'd err on the side of caution if I were you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EAD Posted June 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Sorry not the best piccies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 I have just noticed a plant with yellow flowery things on it in the garden though not sure if its ragwort I did read on the web that it has to be eaten to be poisonous, could someone confirm that? Off to take a piccie. According to what I've read http://www.kavishi.freeserve.co.uk/poisonplants.htm Ragwort is very poisonous & reportable to MAAF in the UK due to it's effects on cattle. If in doubt I think I'd dig it up & dispose of it safely. Here is a picture / description of it http://www.kirkleesmc.gov.uk/community/env...gwortweed.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EAD Posted June 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Im not sure if its whats ive got or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muriel Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 hm, don't think so.. http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search/images?e...amp;fr2=tab-web We have both kinds (Ragwort and your pic) grow around here, I never knew it was poisonous, none of my dogs have ever attempted to eat either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amanda72 Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Mine run through it, but have never eaten it, I think its the same as the pic you have taken, but a lot more of it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeste Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Thats not ragwort, i spent a whole summer trying to get rid of it from a mates field and it is a much bigger plant with clusters of daisy like flowers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 That's not ragwort. Ragwort flowers are a lot bigger and yellower - quite pretty really. That looks more like some relative of lettuce or cabbage that has run to seed. Ragwort apparently has a very bitter flavour when it is green so it's not that huge a peril: the main risk is if it gets into hay, as once it has dried, it's more palatable to livestock. It's a tough thing, produces a lot of seed and can seed itself into established grass, and that's why it's such a particular nuisance compared with the many other common plants that are poisonous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranirottie Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 that is definately not ragwort. Ragwort can do damage to humans when it pulled out if its juices get into any cuts or grazes on your hands. Altho I think it would need a quite large amount as we pulled ragwort by the tons out of horse paddocks over the years and never wore gloves.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndwoman Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Certain that's not ragwort. I am always checking our fields for it as it can be deadly for horses and livestock. I pulled 4 lumps of it up yesterday. I always wear gloves as apparently that is what is advised. I believe it can slowly build up in your system and when ragwort poisoning presents itself it can be quite advanced though I don't know of any humans personally that have been affected by it but I just don't like to risk it. Quite certain that it would be fairly toxic to dogs if eaten but I don't think that they would find it particularly attractive to eat though norty poopies may It is said that it is probably more toxic when it is withered or dead Official advice is to incinerate it or poison it, never compost it or leave it lying around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reds Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Ditto the not being ragwort feelings. We have that plant (can't remember the name) in our fields and I'm always grateful when I get closer up and realise that it isn't, although you're definitely wise to question. If you want to see the real stuff, wait a few weeks and drive down any road - really annoys me the number of Councils that just let it spread like wildfire on the verges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
border collie Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 I once read that a farmer who pulled a lot of it out by hand suffered from liver damage because he absorbed the plant's juices through his skin - not sure how true that is but it was a news article. I'd err on the side of caution if I were you exactly right, they did a study at liverpool uni. 15 mins it took from skin contact to showing up in the blood. That is defo not ragwort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EAD Posted June 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Thanks everyone for putting my mind at rest.......was panicking a wee bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodies Mum Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 This plant I am sure from picture is called Charlock or wild mustard. Definately not Ragwort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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